Research Chemist
Poisonous Plant Research Lab
1150 E 1400 N
Logan, UT 84341
(435)797-4030
Education
PhD 1995 Analytical Chemistry; The Ohio State University
BS 1990 Chemistry; Utah State University
Research Interests
The isolation, characterization, and development of methods to measure toxins in poisonous plants.
Significant Accomplishments
•• Developed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) for a variety of plant toxins.
•• Isolation and toxicity determination of individual enantiomers for a several plant toxins that exist in plants
as enantiomeric pairs.
•• Isolated, characterized and quantified the steroidal saponins in switchgrass.